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Via FoxNews:
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday signed a controversial U.N. treaty on arms regulation, riling U.S. lawmakers who vow the Senate will not ratify the agreement.

In advance of the signing, a State Department official said the treaty would “reduce the risk that international transfers of conventional arms will be used to carry out the world’s worst crimes,” while protecting gun rights.

“The treaty builds on decades of cooperative efforts to stem the international, illegal, and illicit trade in conventional weapons that benefits terrorists and rogue agents,” the official said.

U.S. lawmakers, though, have long claimed the treaty could lead to new gun control measures. They note the U.S. Senate has final say on whether to approve the agreement.

I sure hope the Senate bitchslaps Lurch the way he deserves on this one, if not you can pretty well count on it being only used against American citizens domestically. The only countries actually implementing any of it would be the English-speaking and most of the Western European ones, most of whom already have insanely-restrictive gun laws and national registries...and of course it won't do a damn' thing to stem the traffic in arms internationally, because every country nominally complying with it, including us and the UK, will still have a large supply of sterile weapons for their black programs to use or hand out, or handle things through third noncompliant parties, like the BS that was going on in Benghazi.

Does this mean that Holder is going to be dragged in front of the International Criminal Court for Fast and Furious? Last time that I checked, that was the stated reason for this treaty, to prevent illicit traffic in arms across national borders. Of course, we all know that this isn't about arms trafficking, which is already banned by most nations, but arms control within nations.

I sure hope the Senate bitchslaps Lurch the way he deserves on this one, if not you can pretty well count on it being only used against American citizens domestically. The only countries actually implementing any of it would be the English-speaking and most of the Western European ones, most of whom already have insanely-restrictive gun laws and national registries...and of course it won't do a damn' thing to stem the traffic in arms internationally, because every country nominally complying with it, including us and the UK, will still have a large supply of sterile weapons for their black programs to use or hand out, or handle things through third noncompliant parties, like the BS that was going on in Benghazi.

You are correct.....this has been attempted before, and the Senate struck it down.........treaty ratification requires a 2/3rds majority........the votes simply aren't there.

Does this mean that Holder is going to be dragged in front of the International Criminal Court for Fast and Furious? Last time that I checked, that was the stated reason for this treaty, to prevent illicit traffic in arms across national borders. Of course, we all know that this isn't about arms trafficking, which is already banned by most nations, but arms control within nations.

Texas attorney general Greg Abbott (R) is threatening to sue the federal government after Secretary of State John Kerry signed the U.N. arms treaty this week.

“Texas stands ready to lead the charge to have the treaty overturned in court,” Abbot said Wednesday, according to the Austin American Statesman.

“By signing this treaty, the Obama administration has attempted to subject Americans’ right to bear arms to the oversight of the United Nations,” he continued. “The very reason we fought for independence was to free ourselves from the dictates of leaders in other lands.”

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB

The treaty, which relates only to cross-border trade and aims to keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers and criminals, still requires ratification by the U.S. Senate and has been attacked by the influential gun rights group the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Another 16 nations signed on Wednesday, raising the total to 107, and two more countries ratified the treaty, raising that number to six, Bishop said. Fifty countries need to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force.

The treaty, which relates only to cross-border trade and aims to keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers and criminals, still requires ratification by the U.S. Senate and has been attacked by the influential gun rights group the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Another 16 nations signed on Wednesday, raising the total to 107, and two more countries ratified the treaty, raising that number to six, Bishop said. Fifty countries need to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force.

We have under estimated Obama before, he and Tereza's bitch could get this ball rolling faster than you think.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB

The Senate does, not the House. Unless 2/3 of the Senate votes for it, Kerry's or Obama's signature on it means nothing. And although ostensibly about controlling international arms dealing, the biggest problem from a gun rights perspective is that it reportedly requires each party to the treaty to also set up a complete weapons registry system to gain inventory and serial number control over all small arms within its borders, in order to effectuate that control. It is, therefore, a total nonstarter with anyone who believes the Second Amendment is about more than just having an armed militia.